The Philadelphia Phillies lead Box-Toppers team rankings for the fourth straight week.
Team rankings
Here are Box-Toppers 2024 final team rankings through games of Thursday, May 16. The column BTP shows the number of Box-Toppers points players on the team accumulated this season. The column BTP/wk shows have many points teams accumulated from May 10 to May 16. The column Wk ago shows the team's rank as of May 9.| Teams | BTP | BTP/wk | Wk ago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillies | 41.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2 | Yankees | 34.7 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 3 | Dodgers | 33.2 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 4 | Orioles | 32.9 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 5 | Royals | 32.6 | 3.0 | 4 |
| 6 | Braves | 32.4 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 7 | Mariners | 31.4 | 5.5 | 9 |
| 8 | Guardians | 30.7 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 9 | Brewers | 29.2 | 4.5 | 12 |
| 10 | Twins | 29.1 | 3.0 | 8 |
| 11 | Padres | 28.6 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 12 | Rays | 27.2 | 4.5 | 11 |
| 13 | Red Sox | 27.2 | 3.0 | 14 |
| 13 | Cubs | 27.2 | 3.0 | 13 |
| 15 | Rangers | 26.0 | 1.0 | 10 |
| 16 | Nationals | 25.4 | 2.5 | 15 |
| 17 | Tigers | 24.4 | 2.0 | 18 |
| 17 | Mets | 24.4 | 2.0 | 17 |
| 19 | Giants | 24.2 | 3.5 | 19 |
| 20 | Diamondbacks | 23.6 | 3.7 | 21 |
| 21 | Astros | 23.5 | 7.5 | 26 |
| 22 | Athletics | 22.2 | 1.7 | 20 |
| 23 | Pirates | 22.0 | 3.5 | 23 |
| 24 | Reds | 21.7 | 3.7 | 24 |
| 25 | Blue Jays | 21.4 | 2.0 | 22 |
| 26 | Cardinals | 20.9 | 4.2 | 25 |
| 27 | White Sox | 18.6 | 5.4 | 28 |
| 28 | Rockies | 18.4 | 6.5 | 29 |
| 29 | Angels | 17.4 | 2.0 | 27 |
| 30 | Marlins | 14.5 | 3.5 | 30 |
Meanwhile, the New York Yankees rise to lead American League teams and the Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team.
Phillies lead
Phillies players have accumulated 41.5 Box-Toppers points so far this season, picking up 5.0 points in the past week, maintaining their overall lead ahead of the second-place Yankees (34.7 points) and leading National League teams ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers (third place overall with 33.2 points).
The Phillies have baseball’s best winning percentage (.689) and are led by pitcher Ranger Suarez (7.7 points, second overall and second among NL pitchers). Phillies top batter is Bryson Stott (4.5 points, first among NL batters). Twelve different Phillies players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2024.
Yankees lead AL teams
The New York Yankees rise to first place among AL teams in Box-Toppers rankings with 34.7 points, picking up 6.5 in the past week, moving from fifth to second place overall. They pass last week’s top AL team, the Baltimore Orioles, who fall from third to fourth overall with 32.9 points, picking up 3.0 points in the past week.
The Yankees have the AL’s best winning percentage (.667), second-best in baseball, behind the Phillies (.689).
The Yankees are led by pitcher Luis Gil (5.7 points, 15th overall and sixth among AL pitchers). Yankees top batter is Juan Soto (4.5 points, first among AL batters). Fourteen different Yankees players have earned Box-Toppers points so far in 2024.
Hottest team: Astros
The Houston Astros are the week’s hottest team, picking up 7.5 points in the past week, most of any team, rising from 26th to 21st in team rankings with 23.5 points. Their five-spot climb was also the biggest jump among all teams.
The Astros won six of their seven games this week.
Biggest fall: Rangers
The Texas Rangers had the biggest decline in rankings, falling five spots from 10th to 15th with 26.0 points, picking up 1.0 point in the past week.
Last place: Marlins
The Miami Marlins rank 30th and last place in Box-Toppers team rankings for the second straight week with 14.5 Box-Toppers points, picking up 3.5 points in the past week.
About Box-Toppers
Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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